(n) a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver, Syn. GPS
[格洛纳斯 / 格洛納斯, gé luò nà sīㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄙ] GLONASS (Globalnaya Navigatsionaya Satelitnaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System), the Russian equivalent of GPS#196178
[全球卫星导航系统 / 全球衛星導航系統, quán qiú wèi xīng dǎo háng xì tǒngㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄤˊ ㄒㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ] Globalnaya Navigatsionaya Satelinaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), the Russian equivalent of GPS; abbr. to 格洛納斯|格洛纳斯, See Also: 格洛納斯, 格洛纳斯